Rich Thompson

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 5, Blue Jays 4 (boxscore) THE GOOD: James Shields. James the Greater deserved a better fate. He worked 7.1 innings, striking out 10 and walking […]

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Red Sox 5, RAYS 3 (boxscore) THE GOOD: No Panic. Matt Moore had a rough start, in which 5 of the first 8 batters he faced […]

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 2, Red Sox 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Hellboy Cometh. Some predicted that Jeremy Hellickson would take a step backwards this season. And yet, after 8 […]

Earlier today, the Rays traded for 33-year old, journeyman minor league outfielder Rich Thompson. Apparently at some point during his 11 seasons in triple-A, somebody made a short (13 minutes) movie about his life in the minors called “A Major Life in the Minor Leagues.” Whoever made the clip uploaded […]

The Rays have traded triple-A outfielder Kyle Hudson to the Phillies for triple-A outfielder Rich Thompson (via MLBTradeRumors). Hudson was acquired from the Rangers for “future considerations” just prior to the start of the season. Thompson, 33, has spent parts of 11 different seasons in triple-A, with four different organizations. […]